BM 1.14 / SEV 1.71 - Crash when clicking Comparisons

This appears to be a common problem...

http://www.spaceempires5.com/en-US/node/5568

Make sure to send in a bug report with attached savegame (and link to the mod download if he needs it) to se5 at malfador dot com so Aaron has more data points and can work out a fix.

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Ooh floating pointer, nasty

I started having the same problem, after I installed v 1.71 and BM 1.14a.

And there is one more. After a few turns, when I try to select ships in the space simulator, the small pictures of the ships are changed to pictures of alien races (neutral races). If I select them the games crashes. Has anyone seem something like this?

I started having the same problems as Arkonide after I installed v 1.71 and it kinda freaked me out. I normally constantly test new ship and unit designs using the simulator and not being able do so is really bumming me out. I am also experiencing the comparisons crash, which takes away another of my favourite tools. Anyone with suggestions on fixing this?

This appears to only effect certain users. I haven't had any issues at all with the comparisons or simulator screens with v1.71.

Players experiencing this problem should post their general specs and version (ie retail, steam, etc) to see if we can spot anything similar.

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I get the impression that it is not user but rather game specific. The only comparison crash I ever experienced was with 1.71 and a Devnull 1.71.1 game. Incidentally, that's also the only game I've started under 1.71; all the other ones were PBW games already in progress when I patched.

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I have both Steam version and Strategy First download version patched to 1.71, both using balance mod 1.14a. I've noticed when I use custom shipsets that I get the CTD in the comparisons screen. Otherwise if I use the standard shipsets I dont get a crash. system specs are p4 3g proc, 2g ram, 256mb ati9800, winXP. I have started multiple games, one with each setting and play up to 200 turns each to see if the crash shows up. The only difference was custom ships sets involved or not.

I am in a PBW game where both myself and my opponent have had crashes when we check scores. As far as I can see no one in the game is using custom sets. Closest I have is I changed the colour of my ships, but that shouldn't be a problem, and it's only for me.

The same happens with me. I played a few turns with standard shipsets and there were no problems.

However, I prefer to play with custom shipsets. I can see the comparisons in the text file in the saved game folder. But I really miss the space simulator!

Mine is core 2 duo, 2g ram, winXP (laptop).

Another problem: the game crashed when I clicked in a planet sector view...

I don’t know if this has any significance but the comparison crash just stopped crashing on my current game. I am running a standard version 1.71 (no balance mod) but with additional ship sets. The program was crashing when I clicked the comparison button.
This turn I received a message that I had lost contact with a particular empire. This empire was a 1 planet empire that had rebelled from its parent empire. The planet was no longer populated. (I assume that the parent empire bombed it out of existence.) I don't believe there are any other rebel empires currently in the game.
For some reason I clicked on the comparison button and it worked. The data screen appeared.
Could it be that the comparison crash is caused by some conflict created by empires that came into existence during the course of the game?

when i initially installed BM mod the comparison button worked and it was fun. (it crahsed all the time under stock) But after a couple days, it bugged and now its always a crash to desktop whenever i touch it.

WinXP, game run under steam.

I also CTD when under an alliance (or all the time?), i click on the treaty option "make peace with XYZ empire".

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